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Anthagiox wrote:

Would Olivia be a jury pick or top two? Sorry, I still don’t really get how they do this even though it’s been explained 3,000 times.

Considering the uncertainty of the actual frontrunner and in case she gets nominated, we would have no idea unless they announce who and what happens to be top 2 for each category. Does anyone know if it will be public knowledge or will they just announce the final slate and that’s it?

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GD wrote:

If Olivia Colman wins again against Gaga, I want a Part 2 to this

Even though this is a sweet moment between Olivia and Gaga, I can’t help but watch at Angela Bassett. Man, she’s such a great sport and I hate it that she doesn’t get juicy leading movie roles as already recognized women over 40/50 have been getting as of lately in Hollywood. I also hate that she doesn’t have an Oscar, as this last decade has been extremely favourable for them to get recognized by the academy (Moore, Colman) and even get to add statues to their shelves (Streep, Blanchett, Zellweger, McDormand). I know the recognition from the Academy might not be the end of it all, but if a lot of talented performers get to have at least one (and some not so much get to even have two), I’d love for her to join in that group.

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If I go with the last decade, I’d say Daniel Day-Lewis does absolutely nothing for me in Lincoln. I find Joaquin Phoenix in Joker completely horrendous and I hate the film as much as his performance.

On the actresses side, Natalie Portman happens to be very underwhelming in Black Swan for me while Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine is probably one of my top 10 least favorite nominees in acting out of the entire decade. For supporting, I think Patricia Arquette is a terrible actress and Boyhood was no exception.

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Sonny Rene wrote:

Do we think Mike Faist gets in at BAFTA after missing GG, CC and SAG? I really want him to get some recognition, he certainly deserves it.

Well, a lot of performers in Best Pictures contenders tend to get carried by without precursors. Off the top of my head, I think of Jonah Hill, Marina de Tavira and Leslie Manville.

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The race is basically over. Belfast never becaming a thing and The Power of the Dog seems like one of the two types of winners as of lately (one being the Moonlight type and the other the Green Book one).

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M wrote:

I never thought I’d be saying this. But really we should issue a collective apology to Jazz for how much shit she was given in the last few months. This has been her top 4 for almost all season long. She was ridiculed, criticized, mocked for not including KStew, but maybe she’s right after all. Maybe she’s the only one who made her predictions based on the word in the industry rather than film twitter:

Well, there’s a reason she lives of this while most of you whine and have tantrums like little bitches on these forums.

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Zuranthium wrote:

What I don’t like about that plotline is Dakota stabbing Colman. The whole time the film is showing Dakota as this big dark persona, but there seems to be an attempt to say it’s just a life circumstance, that she is married to a gangster and can’t get out of it now, and despite her stern features is a caring person. But then she just carelessly stabs Colman over a doll, after Colman was trying to tell her about personal problems with motherhood. It really takes away from the character and just moves her back into “superficial evil bitch” territory. Colman’s explanation of taking the doll doesn’t feel authentically written either, it’s clear she took it because of memories and guilt she was having about the abandonment of her daughter. She should have said that instead of “I don’t know why”, they had JUST then been talking about it; Dakota’s character clearly has some amount of understanding about what Colman was going through. For her to do a 180 all the sudden and lash out with such violence towards someone who really does want to help, it feels very contrived. As for the ending, personally I think Colman was dying and just didn’t care anymore. She didn’t try to contact a doctor or go to a hospital, when a normal person absolutely would be doing that immediately. She calls her daughter as a last moment of contact, wanting to hear from her before dying, and wanting to give her daughter a nice final memory of their relationship.

1. I thought Johnson’s character stabbing Colman’s character made a lot of sense and very much on character. She married someone from the mob and she’s very much like her husband. She seemed to knew what she was getting into. Plus, the whole film felt as if Colman’s character was going to be hurt from someone of the husband’s family, so it was a nice twist.
2. You understood the whole point of not telling why she took the doll because it was made clear. I thought it was unnecesary.
3. As many have pointed out, Colman’s character didn’t seem to die. She actually thought she was going to and instead of giving a last good memory to her daughter, it felt as if she’s going to start from zero a new relationship with her and she’s going to leave behind everything on this place she’s vacationing.

I really liked that the script is very unpredictable in many aspects. I thought that the tension built up throughout the film is very on point just as this whole feeling of dizziness of Colman’s character when talking about her daughters or when she tries to have a good time. My favorite aspect was obviously Olivia. I can’t believe that she keeps surprising me with how great she tackles each new of her characters.

When it comes to the other performers I didn’t actually enjoy Jessie Buckley (and the flashbacks were my last favorite parts except for the passerbies scene) nor Dakota Johnson and neither Paul Mescal and I can even say the great Ed Harris didn’t have to do much. I liked more Alba Rohrwacher in her tiny moment and Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Dagmara Domińczyk definitely gave this very menacing presence, especially her.

As for Gylenhaal, she seemed like an expert. Definitely didn’t give me the vibe of a first-timer. I felt the same way about Rebecca Hall.

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Absolutely greatful she received her well deserved share of popularity until her last years. She’ll be so missed. R.I.P. Betty… :/

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Most of these chicks shouldn’t even be nominated. Their films are all ATROCIOUS outside of Haim 1. Stewart- Spencer- One of the worst film of the year and I’ve seen Annette and Old. What a giant fucking turd Spencer is. This fairy tale snooze fest belongs nowhere near the Oscars 2. Gaga- House Of Gucci- Are you fucking kidding me? Are all the critics actually sucking Lady Gaga’s dick or what? What the hell did I see? Her performance was as cringe as it was on AHS. Hammy when it didn’t need to be, awful awful face expressions throughout. Just amateurish asf 3. Kidman- Being The Ricardos- Are you serious!? Miss plastic surgery needs to stop it already. How can your face be froze and stuck like that but you are really going to play a legend known for using her facial expressions as a thing for her. She’s known for that! Don’t hire the middle aged lady that is the queen of froze face and her movie SUCKED awful awful film 4. Chastain- Eyes Of Tammy Faye- listen layers and layers of makeup cant make up for a subpar performance. Yeah she sang so what? It’s a terrible movie with a basic performance. The last 5 minutes can’t save 2 hours of nothing but heavy over the top makeup. This shit was lifetime all day across the board. Awful movie. Awful script. Awful Direction.

I kinda agree with this except for the fact that I would ALSO include Licorice Pizza. I feel everyone here in this specific thread lives in a bubble and most of the actresses vehicles are quite the dud. Not only that, but people overhype these performances as if each one of them were the new Messiah when in reality the common audience would get bore the heck out of the film and if asked about how the actress in question fared they would simply shrugged and wouldn’t ever give a second thought. And it’s besides the point to say this but I can’t believe this category is so well revered in this site when it has the worst nominees and winners out of the 4 acting categories. It almost feels meta.

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estrelas wrote:

Meryl does literally nothing in Don’t Look Up. Her performance and character were absolutely one note. There was nothing about it that was even remotely awards worthy. In fact, no one is awards worthy in it, other than Leonardo Dicaprio. Melanie Lynskey could’ve been up there, if she had more to do.

Emma Thompson in Years & Years is a far superior version of Meryl’s character/performance.

That’s what I said!!! She doesn’t get to do much and that’s a GREAT thing because she doesn’t get to be dragged into the mess that is this movie! Anytime anyone attempted anything (other than Jonah Hill) it was just simply stupid and/or cringe-worthy. Any type of note McKay gave out of its horrendous script turned into disaster. Trying or getting material to work with doesn’t mean you’re going to get good results and this film is a clear proof of it. Also, if this is Blanchett’s best performance in 2021 I can’t imagine how awful she’s in Nightmare Alley. Don’t Look Up doesn’t deserve a single mention more than Jonah Hill and that’s about it in any category. It should compete at the Razzies without a doubt.

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brenolimsta_1 wrote:

If someone among the female supporting in DLU gets nominated I hope is Blanchett. McKay gave her a lot more to do than Streep (who was basically smoking and being a Rylance’s sheep all the time).

Gross. no. Streep is the only performer besides Jonah Hill who stands out because she doesn’t feel like being directed by Adam McKay (I’m starting to think we’re among one of the worst directors of all time) and doesn’t get much to do, which is a GREAT thing for this horrendous film.

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What a mess. And I mean, WHAT A MESS!!!

Painfully unfunny except for Jonah Hill and sometimes just plain stupid (the marriage proposal, most of the news segment, the pointlessness of some characters), a film with such a big cast shouldn’t have this little chemistry. Ranking the performances:

1. Jonah Hill
2. Meryl Streep
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Rob Morgan/Melanie Lynskey
5. Himesh Patel
6. Ron Perlman
7. Cate Blanchett
8. Ariana Grande
9. Tyler Perry
10. Jennifer Lawrence
11. Chris Evans
12. Kid Cudi/Timothée Chalamet
13. Mark Rylance

With the final 4 being career-worst. Ugh.

My final score: 3/10

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At this point, I don’t see Will Smith winning. I guess the race is over in this category just as in supporting actor.

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Matheus_Vaz wrote:

to think king richard is better than power of the dog is a… choice.

And defending TPotD… also is.

I thought both movies were adequate yet no more than that (3/5 stars leaning sometimes to 2.5) but I enjoyed much more both of their leading performances and one of their supporting performances each (Ellis & Smit-McPhee). I’d be OK with either Cumberbatch or Smith winning. It’s definitely the former’s best and top tier with The Pursuit of Happiness for the latter.

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Can someone please list all the three awards in a single post or three? I’m kind of getting lost.